Bible verse
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Deuteronomy 24:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Deuteronomy 24.
18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
19 If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
20 When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
22 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
KJV
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
ASV
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
ERV
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
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